For those who were born and raised in coastal lands, of course, they are no stranger to the bone-filled flat fish, namely herring.
Herrings are small fish that live in large groups in estuaries and in the sea. The largest are about the length of the hand, about the width of three closed fingers. Herring body elongated, flat, silvery white scales. Each year, herring season usually starts from early summer to late autumn, but peaks still from May to August.
Herring used to be called poor family fish because of its cheap price, but not many people like it because this fish has a lot of bones and little meat.
There are many types of herring, but the most popular are herring, herring, and herring. When the season comes, herrings are full, baskets of big and small herrings of all kinds, shiny scales fill the market. At that time this type of fish was still cheap, and people sold it for free, so people in rural areas often referred to herring as “the fish of the poor family”.
Although only the size of an index finger, a thin body, many bones, many scales, but herring meat is white, very fragrant and fatty, not fishy, so that since ancient times it has been the favorite fish of many people to be processed into plates, eat well on rice trays ” poor house”.
For those who were born and raised in the sea, dishes made from herring become part of their childhood memories.
“Remember when I was a child, my father cooked salty sea anchovies, washed them, put them on a charcoal grill for about ten minutes until they were done. At that time, we were sitting in the kitchen, waiting for the fish. Bake fragrant, then peel the scales, remove 2 sides of the fish, dip in salt and lemon pepper. The pieces of fish are white, fleshy and fatty, sweet in the mouth, full to eat without getting bored.
As for my mother, she often cooks boiled herring, boiled for hours until the fish bones are soft. A pot of boiled fish can be eaten for days with rice. Get up early to go to school, take a bowl of cold rice and eat with boiled fish, but last until noon”, said Pak Tien (from Cua Hoi, Nghe An).
Herring salad in Nam O fishing village – one of Da Nang’s famous specialties
Dan Ms. Nhan (in Da Nang) says that, in the past, whenever it was herring season, rice trays ran out of dry boiled herring, fried in chili sauce, or sweet soup cooked with aromatic tomatoes. “My mother also bought them to dry themselves for storage later in the year. I’ve been away from home for a long time, but every time herring season returns, I remember the pot of fragrant boiled herring I brought to my house. mother used to cook. I can buy it in town. Herring is not easy, in the countryside, herring is not as much as it used to be, sometimes my mother can buy it and send it to her daughter. After years of eating this dish, I still don’t get bored, in fact every year I look forward to the season because I miss it. a sense of the past,” Ms. Nhan said.
In recent years, herring has become a staple food sought after by many in the city, some buying it because they miss the fish of the poor family it used to be, and some buying it because they are fascinated by the delicious taste of this fish. .
Currently in the online market herring is sold at a very cheap price
According to surveys, in online markets and food stores, fresh cleaned, zipped, frozen preserved herring sells for 90,000-120,000 VND/kg, with around 10-12 heads per kg. Or grilled herring sells for up to 150,000 VND/kg.
As a seafood seller at the market, Pak Trung (at Phung Khoang market, Hanoi) says: “I have regular customers who come to herring season to order the whole nest, eat and give it away at the same time. Herring I pick up from a relative who sailing in the sea Nam Dinh, there is always grilled in the sea, delicious. In the past, this was the fish of the poor, now even the rich can buy it and enjoy it,” said Mr. Trung.
According to Mr. Trung, herrings are not widely available now, restaurants are also ordering, so he has to order in advance to have items to sell. Those who eat this fish for the first time are praised for its white flesh, no fishy taste. “It’s one of the best-selling fish in my shop every season. Those who eat it for the first time will definitely come for the second and third time…”, said Mr. Trung.
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